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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Nedo and his girlfriend on May 25, 1993?
(a) Rome.
(b) Australia.
(c) Austria.
(d) Split.

2. Who left Sarajevo on August 27, 1993?
(a) Auntie Ivanka.
(b) Auntie Boda.
(c) Mirna.
(d) Auntie Radmila and Uncle Tomo.

3. What color was the puppy that came to Alma and Dado's?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

4. What significant event took place on September 27, 1993?
(a) The G8 Summit.
(b) The Assembly of Bosnian Intellectuals.
(c) A session of B-H parliament.
(d) The end of the war.

5. Who was killed on January 9, 1993?
(a) Braco.
(b) Vice Premier Hakija Turajlic.
(c) Nedo.
(d) Daddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many suitcases did Filipovic pack to take with her when she left Sarajevo?

2. Which state was Filipovic's pen pal from?

3. How was a man wounded on the bridge on September 4, 1993?

4. Who opened the bottle of champagne to celebrate the New Year?

5. Why was July 17, 1993 a significant day to Filipovic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the problems facing Sarajevo authorities in keeping the electricity on in August of 1993?

2. What were the "kids" doing at a meeting on August 21, 1993?

3. Explain Filipovic's father's condition after cutting wood on January 8, 1993.

4. Describe the shelling that took place on May 31, 1993.

5. Why did Filipovich stop writing in her diary about the war and shooting?

6. What two pieces of bad news did Filipovic reveal on June 26, 1993?

7. What did Filipovic say about the homeless in Sarajevo in April of 1993?

8. Filipovic remembered the horrible shelling that took place on May 2, 1992. Describe what she remembered from that horrible day.

9. Describe Christmas 1992 at Auntie Radmila's.

10. How did Filipovic describe Paris in December of 1993?

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